---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001410636-26-000064"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWK"
cik: "0001410636"
company_name: "American Water Works Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:40:18.694081+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Water Q1 adjusted EPS $1.01 vs $1.02; affirms 2026 guidance; dividend raised 8.2%

## Summary
- Q1 GAAP EPS $1.00 vs $1.05 YoY; adjusted EPS $1.01 vs $1.02.
- Affirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance $6.02–$6.12; long-term EPS and dividend growth target 7-9%.
- Declared quarterly dividend $0.8950/share (+8.2%), payable June 2026.
- Issued $700M of 5.200% senior notes due 2036 in April.
- Received first state regulatory approval in Kentucky for proposed merger with Essential Utilities.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001410636-26-000064
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWK
- cik: 0001410636
- company_name: American Water Works Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063626000064/0001410636-26-000064-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063626000064/awk-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  American Water Works Company, Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: EPS $1.00. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - EPS: $1.00
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: First quarter 2026 GAAP earnings were $1.00 per share, compared to $1.05 per share in 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063626000064/0001410636-26-000064-index.htm

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